Electric-wire-feeding apparatus and reel therefor.



F. N. WOODS.

ELECTRIC WIRE FEEDING APPARATUS AND REEL THEREFOR.

APPLIOATIDN IILIJD JUNE 7, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Allomey VEN TOR Mun .F Q

UNITED STATES T OFFICE,

FRANK NEWTON" WOODS, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

ELECTRIC-WIRE-FEEDING APPARATUS AND REEL THEREFOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK NEWTON lVoons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Flint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric- VVire-FeedingApparatus and Reel Therefor; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in reels forholding electrical wire and providing means for feeding the wire uponthe reel with a current of electricity.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figurelis a side elevation of the casing containing my improved wire holdingreel, one face of the casing being removed, and Fig. 2 is a sectionalview on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a casing having corner brackets B of insulating material uponwhich the plates C and O, forming the opposite faces of the casing, aremounted. Said plate C is a positive plate and the plate C is negative.Each of said plates is provided with an aperture forming a bearing forthe trunnion D integral with a metallic plate D.

E designates a cylinder which is recessed upon its opposite faces forthe reception of the plates D which latter are fastened by means ofscrews (Z.

Winding about the reel are the wires H and H, the former being connectedto the plate D which in turn is electrically in contact with thenegative plate C and the wire Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 7, 1911.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912.

Serial No. 631,808.

H with the trunnion D which is connected to the positive plate C. SupplyWires des ignated by letters 0 and 0 lead through an opening Q in thecasing and connect the for mer with the negative plate C and the latterwith the positive plate C, forming means whereby a current is suppliedto the wire, it being understood that the plates 0 and C are insulatedfrom each other and each electrically in contact with one of saidtrunnions upon the plates D, one of which is connected with the wire IIand the other with the wire II.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of anapparatus as shown and described, a simple and efficient means isafforded whereby a coil of electric wire may be conveniently wound uponthe reel and a supply of electric current fed thereto and, by theprovision of the reel, the wires may be left out at any desired distancelimited by the length of the wire and, when it is desired to rewind thewire, it may be done by means of said crank.

What I claim to be new is 1. A reel for electric wire, a bearing forsaid reel and means for feeding the wire with electrical energycomprising a casing having metallic plates forming the sides of thecasing and insulated from each other, said reel having metallictrunnions mounted in said bearing, electrical wires winding upon thereel and electrically connected to said trunnions, and supply wiresconnected one to each of said metallic plates.

2. A reel for electric wire and means for feeding the wire withelectrical energy comprising a casing having metallic plates forming thesides of the casing and insulated from each other, bearing platesfastened to said reel and each having a trunnion jour' naled in one ofsaid plates forming the sides of the casing, wires winding about thereel and one connected to each of said bearing plates, a feed wireconnected to the side plates of the casing, and a crank fastened to oneof the trunnions.

3. A reel for electric wire and means for feeding the wire withelectrical energy comprising a casing having metallic platesformtrunnion journaled in one of said plates ing the sides of the casingand insulated passing through the casing and one connectfrom each other,said reel having recesses in ed to each of the plates of the casing. 10opposite faces a trunnion carrying plate In testimony whereof I hereuntoafliX my seated in each recess and having an integral signature in thepresence of two Witnesses. FRANK NEl/VTON WOODS. forming the side of thecasing, Wires Wind- Witnesses:

ing upon the reel and one connected to each DE HULL N. TRAVIS,"

of the trunnion carrying plates, feed Wires KATE FITzsIMMoNs.

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